froxel

Galician

Alternative forms
  • frouxel

Etymology

Unknown: from Old Galician and Old Portuguese froxel (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), perhaps from Catalan fluixel, ultimately from Latin fluxus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɾoˈʃɛl/

Noun

froxel m (plural froxeis)

  1. (dated) lint; down
    • c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 613:
      hũu cabeçal de frouxel
      a down pillow
    Synonym: penuxe

References
  • “froxel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “froxel” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “froxel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
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